Mado

- Look at that.

- At what? - The countryside.

Better here.

No need to go from factory to factory,

just to lose one job

after the other. Like you just did.

You may think

it's dumb, but it's true.

- What's true? - That work

on the land is more pleasant.

- You're spinning yarn. - No.

You can live on the land.

Won't make you rich.

But you can live off it.

That's not spinning yarn.

I've thought about it.

Land is cheap.

There are plenty of abandoned farms.

You get 'm going and there you are.

Hard work but you're free.

Can be hard but you're independent.

There are Pierre and Alex.

Hi.

- Are you travelling through?

- This time we're here to stay.

5 months without a job is enough.

- What's the matter?

- Fired 2 months ago. - Me 4.

- And you? - Still working.

This morning I applied for a job.

Big Jack had his turn before me.

Funny, right?

- I thought you were in Nantes.

- Just arrived. - I'm glad.

- We were just talking about you.

- Speaking of the devil...

- William! - Pierre. Glad to see you.

Alex! Have a drink.

I'll come over when I have time.

Those are the people I told you about.

- They're out of a job.

- It's hard but gotta keep hoping.

- And your brother?

- He's in Briasson.

- Does he like it? - Yes.

- And Mado? - Well, so so.

She's only working half-time,

since they reduced working hours.

Just like happened to Catherine.

They couldn't pay the rent any more.

And the bailiff...

they try to get by.

- And with others,

is it the same? - For whom?

- For you. - For me?

How do you think it is?

That's what I asked.

When you're paying, you never know.

That's right.

To find out, you ought to try my job.

- That could be hard.

- Well, you never tried.

What? Get laid for money? No.

Poor guy.

That's life, when you're rich.

Oh yes, the solitude of the rich man.

I need some sleep.

Then sleep.

No.

- How many clients do you have?

- Do you want a share?

Ten?

Eight? Seven? Less?

- That few?

- Does it disappoint you?

- You could earn more.

- Sure, but it's enough for me.

Don't you want to own

nice things? An apartment, a car?

- Clothes, jewels, furs, travel? - No.

- You don't want anything? - No.

I'm perfectly happy,

I don't need anything for myself.

But I know

what I'd do with a lot of money.

The people I like

don't have it. I could help them.

But they

wouldn't like it, neither would I.

Yes? No, he's not here.

Oh, I don't know.

But I can take a message. Yes.

Hold on... What's that?

- Bordeaux from your friend

Chamberl. - Oh, over here!

- How many hearts do I have? - Four.

- Why drop the King of diamonds?

- I need to drop diamonds and spades.

You should've kept the ace.

- That was a mistake.

- That was worth more than the knave.

That gives the same result.

Hello? Julien!

Hold on, I'll look if he's here.

- Simon! Julien for you.

- I'm coming.

- Do you have a corkscrew? - Yes.

Careful, slowly.

- Hello, Julien. Yes.

- Slowly. Don't startle it.

About the overdraw. Anton told me.

That was predictable. Please.

We knew that, didn't we?

Yes... Yes.

Why?

If you bring Lpidon

in the company, I'm out.

No, it's about principle.

The game should be played correctly.

I'll tell the union..

I think they already guessed.

Right! Where are you? For how long?

I'll call you soon. See you.

- Simon, do you know what that is?

- No. - Chateau Margeaux '47.

A gift from my friend Chamberl.

He asked

my help for a mistress in Paris,

who needed a telephone

connection. I helped him out.

I invited chairman Bajart

of the Radical party for diner.

Soon she was connected.

Chamberl isnt ungrateful.

These 12 bottles prove it.

Careful Maxim, give me, you'd ruin it

Maurice, get the glasses, please.

Julien...

how long since you last saw him?

2 or 3 months, I don't know. Is he OK?

- I don't think so.

- Is he ill? - No.

- Is there a bookkeeper

among your jobless friends? - Perhaps.

I have work for him. Come with me.

- Can I

introduce you to my father? - OK.

Oh, my children!

It's fundamentally much too

precious to drink in crisis times.

- There she is! - Papa.

- My cousin Maxim. Maurice. - Hi.

I knew until now only the name Mado.

Since quite a while I hear

the sound of this voice in our house.

I tried to imagine what you look like.

And now I see

that image in front of me.

Much better

than I could have drawn it.

Try!

- So? - It's good.

- Very very good.

- There you have the difference.

Simon says 'very very good', to

please me. And Mado says 'it's good'.

That's quite adequate.

- I call a taxi, they took my

license yesterday. - From you?

Yes, for 3 months.

- Will I see you the day

after tomorrow? - I can't. - Well OK.

- I'll call you. - Bye. - See you.

No, I'm not aware of that.

About how much?

When was it issued? Yesterday?

On whose name? Ah yes.

Sourjtam? I don't get that either.

He didn't protest yet.

Tell me, is it the first time

that we get a draft from them?

I'm just as surprised as you.

Yes, thank you. I'll call you later.

Mrs Larverne,

get me Jovall on the line. Excuse me.

- I have finished

the questionnaire. - Ah yes.

You're out of a job for 5 months?

- Yes. - You worked for

Stamica in Nantes. - A German firm.

- What do they do?

- Importing machine parts.

- Did you stay there long? - 3 years.

- Did you quit?

- No, they laid off 30%.

- Why you? - I was on the workers'

council and was on top of the list.

- I'm in construction.

Mado probably told you. - Yes.

The firms belong to me or I'm

shareholder. The job starts right away.

My accountant needs an operation.

Hold on please. Mr Jovall on line 2.

Hello?

That's not Jovall, it's my father!

- He took over.

- Always have to be alert here!

- I am on line 2!

- Come on, I'm on line 1.

- Watch the buttons! - I wanted to call

Maurice. - I need to be in charge!

- No need to get worked up.

- Jovall on line 1.

Hello Jovall, the Bank called me.

There's a draft

of over a million on Julien's account.

The company's account is empty.

Sourjtam, do you know him?

Try to reach

your lawyer, before he protests.

Right. Call me back.

Get me Julien too.

- I have a problem. - So I heard.

- Can you start right away? - Yes.

- Mr Julien isn't in.

- Call him at the office. - Architect's

office? Mr Antoine, please.

- You'll get the same salary.

Can you drive? - Yes.

Antoine, where is Julien?

What do you mean, nowhere?

Not at home? Sh*t!

About the Sourjtam draft!

Exactly.

Right, I come over. You come with me.

Simon, the diner with Jaspeau

is because of Felix's painting.

- Yes, so? - I'm the host.

I am his father.

- Let's go. - OK.

- Since when

do you know Mado? - 6, 7 years.

Since she came to France.

The firm

that it's about, are you the owner?

I'm just shareholder.

It belongs to a friend.

- He has the authority and disappeared

2 days ago. - With the money?

No,

with a fat draft on an empty account.

That's a problem.

The enterprise is attractive.

A garden town,

planned by an architect full of ideas.

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